Aldric had his pains too. Nature's plague or Divine wrath... it ain't no different. I lost, regardless. I have, regardless.

( heimr is a man who is heavy in grief. who mourns the what-ifs, the possibilities, the lives you all never got to have.

he is a man who is heavy in anxiety, frayed nerves and fear.

he is also a man who has found love and joy, in each child who calls him dad, in each man who gives a tender touch.

he is alive. whole. human. )

Despite everything? It's still me.